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  • Time Zones - EXPLORE, DISCOVER, LEARN
    Time Zones - EXPLORE, DISCOVER, LEARN

    • 作者：Tim Collins, Mary Jane Maples, Catherine Frazier,
    • 版次：1
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    • 出版时间：2010-03-01

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Time Zones is a motivating new four-skills series for teenagers, with a strong international focus. It combines a communicative approach to learning English with stunning National Geographic images, video, and content. The series features educational content covering four exciting areas: people and places, the natural world, history and culture, and science and education. With Time Zones, learners will:
l       EXPLORE amazing places and fascinating cultures with National Geographic and our team of young global reporters
l       DISCOVER the exciting worlds of science and technology, nature, history, geography, and popular culture
l       LEARN how to use English to communicate effectively in the real world, by developing both language and critical thinking skills
l       Adapted National Geographic content, video and images give learners an understanding and appreciation of other countries and their cultures.
l       Four cartoon characters - young reporters - appear in each unit, presenting language and factual information in a fun and engaging way.
l       Educational content provides learners with the chance to learn about geography, science, history, animals and nature, as well as developing critical thinking skills.
l       Student Multi-ROM provides additional practice through National Geographic video, audio recordings, listening and pronunciation activities, and computer-based exercises.
l       Systematically teaches high frequency vocabulary for this age group, as well as high-interest content words, both useful for learners preparing for standardized exams.

 

作者简介

About The Authors

Tim Collins
Tim Collins holds a PhD in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Texas at Austin as well as two Masters from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He has held teaching posts in Morocco, Spain, Taiwan, and the United State. He is a Fulbright Scholar, as well as the former Academic Director of the Fulbright Taiwan English Teaching Program. He has authored many ELT texts and continues to develop and manage text for all ages and proficiency levels. Currently he is an Assistant Professor at National-Louis University in Chicago and also serves the role of Visiting Assistant Professor at National Ilan University in Taiwan.
 
Mary Jane Maples
Mary Jane Maples has over 30 years of experience in English teaching. She has served as Editorial Director and Executive Editor on over two dozen titles, including titles in other languages. She has mainly worked with elementary and junior high school age learners.
 
Richard Frazier
Richard Frazier holds both a PhD and a Masters in Education. He has extensive experience as a teacher of science and mathematics in Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and in the United States. Currently he serves as the Associate professor at the University of Central Missouri, in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
 
Catherine Frazier
Catherine Frazier holds a PhD in Education and Sociology from the University of Missouri at Kansas, a B.Sc in Education from the University of Missouri at Columbia, and her MATL in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has held many instructor positions as an Elementary ELL specialist, ESL instructor, and as an adjunct Instructor for courses in TESOL certification and MATESOL degrees. She has been the Head of the Department for English Language Teaching at an international school in Singapore, and has also taught and assisted programs in Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Peru, South Korea, and the US.
 
Jennifer Wilkin
Jennifer Wilkin has written and developed ELT materials for more than ten years. Prior to that, she was an editor of nonfiction texts in the humanities. She has taught English in France and Brazil, and has been involved in the development of several of the most successful four-skills English language courses in print. She currently writes and develops textbooks for all ages, levels, and native tongues. Jennifer currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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